Snyder Gray murder trial jury draws first voir dire
In Long Island City the trial of Ruth Brown Snyder and Henry Judd Gray moved to jury selection. The first juror, William E. Young, advertising manager, was questioned six hours among sixty contenders who had no knowledge or bias about the case and would qualify.
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United Press
Long Island City
N. Y
Ruth Brown Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Paul W. White
Snyder
Toensend Scudder
State Press Leaders to Speak at Panhandle Convention
Robert L. Baldridge president of the Texas Press association and Joe J. Taylor of Dallas will be among speakers at the Panhandle Press association convention in Amarillo. Sessions start at 10 o’clock Friday at the Amarillo hotel with a golf tournament banquet at the Herring and other entertainment planned. C. W. Warwick of Canyon, secretary, says a strong attendance and an unusually interesting program are set.
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Robert L. Baldridge
Texas Press Association
Joe J. Taylor
Dallas
State Press
The
Panhandle Press Association
Amarillo
Panhandle
C. W. Warwick
Canyon
Young Bandit Chooses Death Over Capture
In Los Angeles a young bandit named C. W. Arnold died by suicide after a gun battle with police following a bank robbery of the First State bank of Sherman. Officers found him in a house with a fresh head wound and a pistol in his hand.
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United Press
Los Angeles
C. W. Arnold
Arnold
First State Bank of Sherman
Ex official of Mexico recalls attack near border
J A Almeida impeached Chihuahua governor told Marfa hearings he fled Chihuahua City after an attack by men he says were Mexican federal soldiers. His home was wrecked and guard killed, he was wounded. His brother Alberto, Juarez mayor, also fled toward the border amid alleged assassination attempts. Two men were arrested for questioning after orders barred Juarez officials from crossing into U S border towns.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
J. A. Almeida
Chihuahua
Chihuahua City
Marfa
Here
United States
Almeida
Alpine
Texas
Alberto Almeida
Juarez
Rio Grande
U S Cruiser Cincinnati Fired On Twice in Chinese Waters
Washington reports the U S cruiser Cincinnati was fired upon twice in the Yangtse river while Admiral Williams leads the fleet in Chinese waters. Looting occurred at Luchow in Anhwei, with eight Americans and five British missionaries en route to Shanghai. Kiukiang saw looting of the Anderson Myers company house on the Bund. protest filed demanding return of the loot.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Cincinnati
Yangtse
China
Admiral Williams
Navy Department
Luchow Lu Anhwei Province
Shanghai
Kiukiang
Anderson Myers Company
Hulbert
High School Declares Friday Holiday for District Meet
Friday will be a holiday at the senior and junior high schools so students may attend a district interscholastic meet at Canyon. About 50 pupils will take part in athletic and literary events, with most others going as supporters.
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Canyon
Joint Bolivia Peru Panel Studies Juliaca to La Paz Railroad
Bolivia and Peru form a joint commission to study a proposed railroad linking Juliaca Peru with La Paz Bolivia. The panel will survey feasibility and regional impact as part of bilateral talks.
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Bolivia
Peru
Juliaca
la Paz
California irrigation plan aims to reclaim 18 million acres
Sacramento reports Bailey plan to build 10 dams store floodwaters and pump water to transform the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys. The project costs about 358 million dollars, financed by power sales and potential gold releases worth 600 million. One unit is under construction at Folsom. another is bid at Oroville.
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California
Sacramento
Calif
Golden State
Legisiture
Paul Bailey
Boulder Dam
Southwest
Great
San Joaquin Valley
Bailey
Feather
Yuba
American
Trinity
Sacramento Valley
San Joaquin
Carquinez Straits
San Joaquin River
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Folsom
American River
Oroville
Runaway Lawton Girls Detained in Amarillo After Highway Trip
Two Oklahoma girls from Lawton—one a high school freshman—left home seeking adventure and money, reached Amarillo, were detained at the police station at parental request, and plan to tell their story to magazines. They smoke and show defiant attitudes despite detention.
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Amarillo
Southwest
Lawton
Oklahoma
Okla
Frogs Returned to Firm After Court Decides Ownership
In New Orleans a biological firm reported theft of captive frogs. Two men found with frogs claimed they caught them in marshes. A firm official proved ownership by voice differences, and the court returned the frogs to their rightful owners.
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New Orleans
New Horse Shoe Factory Opens in Rochester
A Rochester based firm announces its organization to build a new horse shoe factory. The venture sparks talk of a horse comeback but officials say the shoes are for barnyard golf not for shoeing horses.
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Rochester
N. Y
Zemo Promises Quick Clear for Pimples and Rashes
An ad touts Zemo a clean healing liquid for pimples blackheads blotches and skin irritations. It highlights ease of use and topical benefits for skin and scalp with prices 60 cents and 1.00 at druggists.
Coolidge and Mellon discuss permanent prohibition chief
President Coolidge and Secretary Mellon plan to choose a permanent prohibition bureau commissioner. They diverge on Haynes versus a compromise candidate. Mellon’s view favors a consensus pick, with a ten day timetable and opposition from Anti-Saloon League factions and temperance groups.
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Joseph S. Wasney
United Press
Washington
Coolidge
the Treasury
Mellon
Prohibition Bureau
Europe
Roy A. Haynes
Haynes
Anti-Saloon League
Ohioan
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Federal Council of Churches
Kansas
Cyclone Wipes Out Districts in Bengal
A severe cyclone struck the districts around Barisal and Faridpur in Bengal. Hundreds of houses were wrecked and many people are believed to have been killed.
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India
United Press
Allahabad
Barisal
Faridpur
Bengal
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Red Milard
Elmer Trutsch
Missouri Cotton Pickers Orchestra
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